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The Jelindel Chronicles #3
Dragonsight
“The action never stops in Dragonsight. Countess Jelindel dek Mediesar, Daretor and Zimak are sent on a desperate quest to recover a stolen jade talisman called the dragonsight. With a slow-acting poison ticking through their veins, they have only six weeks to fi nd the talisman and take the antidote. There’s magic and mayhem aplenty as they’re hunted through the paraworlds, before the final violent confrontation at the Tower Inviolate. And then in sight of their goal, the ultimate treachery. A terrific page-turner, crammed full of action, intrigue and lashings of magic.” IAN IRVINE
- GenresFantasyYoung Adult
348 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Paul Collins
250 books92 followersPaul Collins has written many books, mostly for younger readers. He is best known for his fantasy and science fiction titles: The Jelindel Chronicles (Dragonlinks, Dragonfang, Dragonsight and Wardragon), and The Quentaris Chronicles ─ co-edited with Michael Pryor ─ (Swords of Quentaris, Slaves of Quentaris, Dragonlords of Quentaris, Princess of Shadows, The Forgotten Prince, Vampires of Quentaris and The Spell of Undoing). His trade books published in America are The Earthborn, The Skyborn and The Hiveborn.
Paul has edited many anthologies which include Trust Me!, Metaworlds and Australia’s first fantasy anthology, Dream Weavers. He also edited The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian SF&F.
Paul has been short-listed for many awards and has won the Inaugural Peter McNamara and the A Bertram Chandler awards, both of which were for lifetime achievement in science fiction, and the Aurealis and William Atheling awards.
His recent fantasy series is The World of Grrym (Allira’s Gift, Lords of Quibbitt and Morgassa’s Folly), in collaboration with Danny Willis. His latest YA book is The Only Game in the Galaxy, Book #3 in The Maximus Black Files.
His book, Slaves of Quentaris, features in 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Die (UK, 2009).
Paul’s adult books are the anthology The Government in Exile and Cyberskin. His current adult horror novel, The Beckoning, Damnation Books (US) is available from http://tinyurl.com/ny6urwy.
Other than his writing, Paul is the publisher at Ford Street Publishing, publishing everything from picture books through to young adult literature, and he manages Creative Net, a speakers’ agency.
Paul’s websites are: www.paulcollins.com.au; www.fordstreetpublishing.com and www.fordstreetpublishing.com/cnet
Awards
1980s — 2000s a handful of nominations for Best Editor and Best Short Fiction in the Australian SF Achievement Awards
1999— Winner William Atheling Award for work on The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy; Shortlisted for the Aurealis Convenors’ Award.
2000— The Dog King, Notable Book Children’s Book Council; Shortlisted for the Clayton’s Award.
2001— Winner of the Aurealis Convenors’ Award (With Co-editor Meredith Costain) for Spinouts Bronze published by Pearson Education. Joint winner was Shaun Tan for The Lost Thing.
2002 — Winner of the inaugural Peter McNamara Award for lifetime achievement in SF.
2004 — Home Run (Illustrated by Connah Brecon), Notable Book, Children’s Book Council.
2009 -- Morgassa's Folly (in collaboration with Danny Willis), short-listed for the Chronos Award.
2010 -- The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler, short-listed for The Speech Pathology Award.
2011 -- The Glasshouse (illustrated by Jo Thompson) chosen by international IBBY as an Outstanding Book; short-listed for the CBC's Crichton Award.
2011 --Awarded the A Bertram Chandler Award for Lifetime Achievement in Australian Science Fiction.
Paul has edited many anthologies which include Trust Me!, Metaworlds and Australia’s first fantasy anthology, Dream Weavers. He also edited The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian SF&F.
Paul has been short-listed for many awards and has won the Inaugural Peter McNamara and the A Bertram Chandler awards, both of which were for lifetime achievement in science fiction, and the Aurealis and William Atheling awards.
His recent fantasy series is The World of Grrym (Allira’s Gift, Lords of Quibbitt and Morgassa’s Folly), in collaboration with Danny Willis. His latest YA book is The Only Game in the Galaxy, Book #3 in The Maximus Black Files.
His book, Slaves of Quentaris, features in 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Die (UK, 2009).
Paul’s adult books are the anthology The Government in Exile and Cyberskin. His current adult horror novel, The Beckoning, Damnation Books (US) is available from http://tinyurl.com/ny6urwy.
Other than his writing, Paul is the publisher at Ford Street Publishing, publishing everything from picture books through to young adult literature, and he manages Creative Net, a speakers’ agency.
Paul’s websites are: www.paulcollins.com.au; www.fordstreetpublishing.com and www.fordstreetpublishing.com/cnet
Awards
1980s — 2000s a handful of nominations for Best Editor and Best Short Fiction in the Australian SF Achievement Awards
1999— Winner William Atheling Award for work on The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy; Shortlisted for the Aurealis Convenors’ Award.
2000— The Dog King, Notable Book Children’s Book Council; Shortlisted for the Clayton’s Award.
2001— Winner of the Aurealis Convenors’ Award (With Co-editor Meredith Costain) for Spinouts Bronze published by Pearson Education. Joint winner was Shaun Tan for The Lost Thing.
2002 — Winner of the inaugural Peter McNamara Award for lifetime achievement in SF.
2004 — Home Run (Illustrated by Connah Brecon), Notable Book, Children’s Book Council.
2009 -- Morgassa's Folly (in collaboration with Danny Willis), short-listed for the Chronos Award.
2010 -- The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler, short-listed for The Speech Pathology Award.
2011 -- The Glasshouse (illustrated by Jo Thompson) chosen by international IBBY as an Outstanding Book; short-listed for the CBC's Crichton Award.
2011 --Awarded the A Bertram Chandler Award for Lifetime Achievement in Australian Science Fiction.
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January 22, 2011
When I bought Dragonsight I never looked at the cover, just read the summary; it never occurred to me at the time that it could possibly be a book in a series/quartet (I wasn't paying attention... at all) and so when I finished the book and had a closer look that I saw 'Book 3'.
So I haven't yet seen books 1, 2 and 4 so I've only read this book, but it wasn't a disappointment at all! It was brilliant! I'm glad I bought and read it! :D
So I haven't yet seen books 1, 2 and 4 so I've only read this book, but it wasn't a disappointment at all! It was brilliant! I'm glad I bought and read it! :D
July 16, 2010
Okay, this is where I believe this series starts to go downhill. Sorry. I love the first two books and the characters. Still do in this book. I just don't feel it’s... What it was in the beginning. Some parts are still really good but I don't it’s as consistent as it once was.
Jelindel seems to just allow bad things to happen to them, when it has been proven she could have prevented it. Sure that might mean we wouldn't have an adventure but it was shown later they could have prevented her interference but did not when they first got into trouble. Does that make sense? Oh well if not.
Overall, still like the book but still see it as having plot/character flaws.
Jelindel seems to just allow bad things to happen to them, when it has been proven she could have prevented it. Sure that might mean we wouldn't have an adventure but it was shown later they could have prevented her interference but did not when they first got into trouble. Does that make sense? Oh well if not.
Overall, still like the book but still see it as having plot/character flaws.
October 19, 2011
Mais uma vez, quase a meio, o autor cansou-se do universo de fantasia... num mundo paralelo, eis senão quando os personagens do livro, no meio de seres alados, TIRAM FOTOGRAFIAS! (o objectivo era ainda por cima arranjarem documentos falsos!)
Depois disto, lá se recompôs novamente.... (mesmo assim, mais à frente, ainda arranjou tempo para integrar uma polaroyd na história!
No final a era dos dragões livres regressa ao planeta.
Apesar destas "derrocadas" o ritmo de escrita é interessante, a acção nunca para, e acaba por ser bom ler.
Depois disto, lá se recompôs novamente.... (mesmo assim, mais à frente, ainda arranjou tempo para integrar uma polaroyd na história!
No final a era dos dragões livres regressa ao planeta.
Apesar destas "derrocadas" o ritmo de escrita é interessante, a acção nunca para, e acaba por ser bom ler.
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March 6, 2016In Book 3, 'Dragonsight', Jelindel is now an acknowledged archmage, Adept and fighter, and has been captured along with Zimak and Daretor. With a slow-moving poison in their veins, they must retrieve a stolen jade talisman called the Dragonsight, or else they will die. Again they meet up with Osric and the dragon kingdom, and fight through paraworlds and arcane warfare, before another cliffhanger ending….
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March 25, 2014A shocking novel filled with attention-gripping details!
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